Oblikovanje in empirično preverjanje sprejemljivosti modela upravljanja vpliva uporabnikov zavarovanih območij : doktorska disertacija

slovenian

doktorska dela

2011

Univerza v Mariboru, Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta

Protected areas of land (with coast and see) (IUCN category V) are areas, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological and / or cultural value, and high biological diversity. They are protected with the purpose of sustainable management - to assure the protection of nature and connected economical services, cultural assets and local people quality of life. Visiting protected areas is very popular kind of spending time in nature also in Slovenia. With planning, implementing and evaluating activities for informing and directing visitors of the protected areas, the nature and traditional style of living could be preserved along with offering unrepeatable nature experiences. Various scientific and professional literature and cases of good practice have been studied, because there is no common protected area visitor impact management model in Europe. The conceptual visitor impact management model was developed and upgraded by interviews with expert groups representatives (managers of protected areas, mayors, experts of other institutions and representatives of nature park unions from Austria and Germany). During the model development process it has been established that Slovenia does not have a protected area management model in which one could place protected area visitor impact management. That is why the protected area management model with seven steps and two principal conditions was formulated. It has been focused on soft visitor directing methods, although it is formulated on (hard methods) zoning and maintenance of acceptable change limits with the nature protection, sustainable development and marketing activities indicators. The model acceptability was checked with the consumers of protected areas survey, which confirmed its suitability. Eight theses were set in the beginning of our research. They were confirmed together with the suitability of the protected areas management model at the end of the work. It has been concluded that Slovenia is in need of developing a model, which should include management activities for sustainable development and intersectorial planning, implementing and evaluating. Interdisciplinary team of experts and public participation should be introduced for adopting wise management decisions. Marketing activities should be introduced in protected areas for effective occurrence at a very competitive tourist destination market. Beside the nature protection zoning, there is a need for the development of special experiences zones for heterogeneous type of visitors. Soft directing, informing and educating visitor methods are more suitable for Slovene protected areas than severe access limitation in the area. By so doing, stakeholder satisfaction and preservation of nature and traditional cultural environment for next generations could be attained. Slovene protected areas should connect them selves (union of protected areas), incorporate into broader regions, stimulate sustainable development, communicate and cooperate with other institutions and individuals by designing innovative experience programmes for specific visitor groups. A lot of research, communication and cooperation will be necessary for successful appearance.

07.08.2023